Radio Equipment layout:
 

   You can chose a number of ways to conceal radio equipment, but here is one way.  Shown here
is the front retract servo with gyro sensor in the same comparment. The gyro box (futaba gy-502) sitting on
top of the 10 channel SPCM JR -reciever. The dual heavy load switches with the lead power wires exiting
out the side heading to the nose where the main battery pack will be, then the two Maxx Products miracle
Y-harnesses with reverse consoles and centering pots-  this allows the door and main retract servos to work
in unison and be adjusted within each other.
  The three retract servos are Y connected , the two mains with one miracle Y harness and then Y connected
to the front servo, then to its own reciever channel. The two main door servos get one miracle Y harness then
Y connected to the two front retract door servos which are installed to operate in unison. They get connected
to thier own channel.
  So we have two channels , one for retracts, one for doors for retracts. By adjusting the time delays between
the channels and using a three position switch it is possible to not use a landing gear sequencer to accomplish
the job.
 Works like this...first position switch opens the doors at 1.5 seconds delay, second positon on the switch then
drops the gear at 4.0 seconds delay.  When you reverse the switch, the gear comes up at 1.5 -2.0 seconds
delay and the the next position on the switch then closes the doors at 4.0 seconds delay.
  If your radio cannot do this, then you need a squencer box like the jet-cat unit.
   The E.C.U. is finally mounted in the rear most compartment with the power wires exiting the side heading up
to the nose to it's own battery pack.

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Every Turbine set we sell comes with it's own E.D.T. or otherwise known as a G.S.U. (Ground support unit).
this not only adjusts the turbine settings, but also records important flight data. We now offer a Micro-E.D.T.
which can be mounted on-board . I leave the plug to the E.C.U. accessable just in case for some reason I want
use the larger E.D.T. . Included with all kits, is the carbon radio box cover. After cutting out this slot for retract
mechanisim clearance, use the scrap to make tiny centering tabs. the cover then gets screwed down with a single
screw in the middle of the cover using one of the cross bulkheads with a wood tab to accept the screw.
The radio antenna gets routed towards the nose then back up the windshield center post housed in a pvc housing.
This forms a loop in the nose and up the post for best reception.
 

    Battery leads and packs yet to be installed... Now there is plenty of clean room for cockpit work.

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    Here is how we use the heavy load swtich harnesses. Using two of them gives us double protection and a total of four servo ports.
The main voltage load bypasses the reciever and  the servos take their juice directly from the battery pack, the reviecer is feed volatage
to operate as well only without the load of the servos going through it!
  Three of the servo ports are used for cyclic servos on the mechanics, the fourth is used for th Retract servos (not retract door servos).
This is where are heavier loads are. 16 gauge silicone wires run from switches to batteries. I use a heavy duty Deans Ultra Plug to connect
battery pack(s) to these harnesses as well and the E.C.U. switch harness (not shown).

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